Tampa Bay Bucs: Winless in Seattle

Tampa Bay watches 21-0 lead evaporate into eighth defeat

11:37 PM,
Nov. 3, 2013

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) stiff-arms Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive back Michael Adams during the first half in Sunday's game. The Bucs built a 21-point lead but left CenturyLink Field winless, losing in overtime 27-24.

Written by

Roy Cummings
Tampa Tribune

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers walked to their CenturyLink Field locker room late Sunday afternoon virtually en masse, each player wearing the same blank look on his sweaty, soiled face.

It was a look of bewilderment, the kind that comes only after you trek into the building of the best team in your conference and build a 21-point lead, but fade down the stretch and lose 27-24 in overtime.

"It (stinks)," defensive tackle Gerald McCoy said flatly as he stood in a corner of the locker room, staring straight ahead as he buttoned up a black-and-white polka-dot shirt. "It really does. ...